Where does “कट” come from?

कट (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

कट (Sanskrit): a twist of straw of grass, straw mat, a screen of straw

Definitions

  1. a twist of straw of grass, straw mat, a screen of straw

Ancestry of “कट”, step by step

कट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कृत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृतdone
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥tásdone, made
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Braj कत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brajकतwhy, for what reason; where
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaकत्थ—
3Sanskritकुतःwhence

Words derived from “कट”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás →Every word from Sanskrit कृत →